How to make a strong password? | Author Panel

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How to make a strong password for logins? How to make a password which you can remember? How to make a safe and secure password for email, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook?

We asked 45 people on LinkedIn and 26 of them said their email address had a password of fewer than 5 characters. 31 of them said it was something related to their name and date of birth.

According to a research by GoodFirm- 

30% of surveyees reported password leaks and security breaches owing to poor password practices and weak password setups.

Key Takeaways from the Research:

• 62.9% of online users change their passwords only when prompted
• 45.7% of users keep the same password for multiple sites/applications
• 52.9% of surveyees have shared their login and password credentials with colleagues, family members, and friends
• 35.7% of the people still use paper, sticky notes, or planners to write down their passwords
• 30% of online users have been victims of security breaches caused by weak passwords
• 88.6% of respondents use two-factor authentication

As per Google, 24% have used the word “password,” “Qwerty” or “123456” as their account password, while only 34% change their passwords frequently.

Are you one of them? Well, if you are it's time for a change! It's time to be secure.

➤ How to make a strong password for Instagram, Twitter, and email?

Password Length and diversity are what make a strong password.

A strong password has-

• At least 10 characters. 16+ characters are considered very strong.
• capital letters and small letters mixed up.
• numbers jumbled in between the letters.
• some special symbols like ()=[]-<>_%{}|:,^#*;!?+/&@ within the letters.

➤ What you should not do while keeping a password?

• Avoid characters that look similar. For e.g. O and 0;   l, I and 1. These characters will confuse you a lot.
• Avoid series/sequential letters or numbers in your passwords like 12345, qwerty, pqrst, 6789, abcdef, 100000, etc.
• Do not use your personal information like name, nickname, address, institution name and date of birth in your passwords.
• Avoid repetition of characters in case the password if it has no meaning. This way your password will be more memorizable.
• Try to use a combination/phrase which has meaning or is at least pronounceable. It will help you remember it in the future.

➤ How should you maintain the password?

• Don't use the same password for every login. Yes, it is a tough hassle to maintain so many passwords, but it's needed. Password managers can be of great help for this reason. 
• Don't share your passwords with anyone.
• Use a secured space to store your password. You should keep store them somewhere so that you can see them even when you are out of your home.
• If you use someone else's laptop/desktop to log in to your account always do that as a guest.
• Change your once every two months.

Check how strong is your password...

Some very BIG and Highly STRONG password examples

#staY=[HAPPY]&[HEALTHY]*4ever*!

@keep*SMILING*4ever!!

#single_LIFE99%sad_LIFE_!

@[youARE86%TIMEawesome]!

#Iwant2marry@HUMAN_BEING!

Some BIG and STRONG password examples

#Ineed=COFFEE;                         @Welcome2ourHOME!

*Iwant2FLYhigh!*                        @Practice100%Hard!

#wordHARD2day!                        #I*love*Twitter100%

#i_LOVE_cats&dogs;                   #Pinterest@Life!FUN

@IamSOmuchHUNGRY!             #May_IcomeINplease?

 Remember 
Every login is a chance for a cybercriminal to hack into the company network and steal data from it.